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I haven't been keeping up with Bleach as it's released in Japan, but I am now getting the R1 DVDs from Viz. So, I am wondering... in the newer episodes of Bleach it seems like you don't see Ichigo at all. Why is that and what happened to him?

Hi. Had a question about Orihime Inoue and Rangiku Matsumoto relationship in the manga after the Soul Society arc. Rangiku decides that she would try crashing at Orihime place. I would assume she had some prior interaction with her if she just decided to show up at her place.. I didn't read the manga chapters duing the Soul Society arc, but heard the anime was fairly close.. I don't remember Orihime and Rangiku ever meeting.. Did they run into each other in the manga chapters?
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Pobably already answered, but the serach engine is just so useless inside threads....

Can someone please give the other name of the 4 noble families ?

Kuchiki clan of course, then Shihouin yoruichi's one, and the third is the shiba clan, if I'm correct (which had fallen in disgrace for some unknown reason). if so, which is the 4th one ?
Now I think about it, Urahara's background has been more or less cleared, but nothing about Yoruichi's past and the reason she fled...

Isn't the Oomaeda clan one of the noble families? If I remember correctly, it's from one of the Coloured BLEACH VJump omake....

All shinigami are considered "noble," but there are still different levels of nobility. There are the 4 houses, upper-level nobels (Oomaeda and Kira fall here), lower-level nobels (Ukitake), etc. Shinigami who come from Rukongai are of the lowest level.

It is possible that the senkei created a field of reiatsu that weakened enemy reiatsu within it, but probably not. It was strongly implied by Byakuya's dialogue that Ichigo's body was breaking down because Ichigo didn't have enough experience with his own bankai.

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There's not that fine a line between willing suspension of disbelief and something just being stupid.

Q: I always wondered who Ichigo resembled that made Byakuya say in episode 17 to Rukia when she wanted to go too Ichigo's Side. "I understand, Rukia." "This child does closely resemble him." And in episode 41 when Captain Ukitake says "Byakuya...Who is that?"
And then Byakuya says "No relation." "At least, not to the man who just flashed through your mind, my senior."

I dont know if i missed something in the anime and mangas but i just dont remember them mentioning who he is speakin of.

Q: I always wondered who Ichigo resembled that made Byakuya say in episode 17 to Rukia when she wanted to go too Ichigo's Side. "I understand, Rukia." "This child does closely resemble him." And in episode 41 when Captain Ukitake says "Byakuya...Who is that?"
And then Byakuya says "No relation." "At least, not to the man who just flashed through your mind, my senior."

I dont know if i missed something in the anime and mangas but i just dont remember them mentioning who he is speakin of.

Actually you will know who the person is when you watch Ep 49 just incase curosity gets the better of you refer spoiler ...

Spoiler for Ep 49:

Shiba Kaien

They are talking about Shiba Kaien deceased Fuku Taicho of Rukia's division . He was the man Rukia looked upto who treated Rukia as Rukia and not Kuchiki Rukia . Its hinted Rukia had some sort of feelings towards him , but he was already married so they enver materialized .

He is the Older brother of Ganju and Kukaku , who dies at Rukia's hands . Ichigo bears a strong resembalance to him in appearance also mannerism . Its rumoured Ichigo is Kaien's reincarnation .

Ukitake is the Taicho of Jusantai while Kaien was his Fuku Taicho hence the the VC position is empty